Interview with Fr Frigidian Shenoy (Golden Jubilarian of Priesthood) by Novice George Pinto
(1)What are your feelings as you are celebrating the Golden Jubilee of Priesthood?
I am extremely happy & grateful to God because He gave me a long stretch of time to prove my life & love for him.
(2) Your message for the Priests as the Church celebrates this year as the ‘Year of Priests’?
A Priest must be a man of God. He should be able to bring people to God and God to people.
(3) What do you cherish most as a Jesuit?
The Society of Jesus has taken great care of me in order to be a loyal servant of Christ Jesus.
(4) You have been involved in a variety of ministries - Tell us in what different ministries can the Jesuits involve in today’s world?
There are several ministries appropriate to our time and context.
a) I consider as the top-most ministry is ‘Preaching the Good News’ so that the people come to know God and they learn to listen & obey His Word.
b) ‘Administration of the Sacraments’ - Christ chooses the Priest as an instrument to sanctify His people through His own Sacraments.
c) A Priest is ordained to celebrate the Eucharist on behalf of Christ Himself for His people.
(5) Your message to the Jesuits of Karnataka? What are the different Apostolates in which can we engage ourselves today differently?
Modern world needs different expressions in our work. Jesuits of Karnataka already have undertaken the ministry of education, especially higher education, technical education, education qualifying young men to be fully employed. Communication Media is now a powerful tool in the secular world but not for the Jesuits of our Province. The possibility of Jesuits engaging in Mass Media in a big way for an effective Evangelization must be explored.
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